Nyseem Smith

Director of Youth & Community Engagement

Nyseem is a North Philly native who has been working in his community since his youth. He has experience organizing with Tree House Books, YAC, and Stadium Stompers along with Urban Creators through his early adult life.

Nyseem has a gift of connecting with both the youth and the elders of the neighborhood, organizing community meetings, events, and showing youth in our program what it means to build community through canvassing and facilitating.

He also manages our youth program, both Creator Core and our Summer Youth Program - helping to coordinate many teens to have summer jobs at Life Do Grow with our partners at Work Ready.